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1968-1972 Chevrolet A-Body Production Totals

A few years after becoming the owner of a pair of SS El Caminos and a GMC Sprint, I became interested in the production totals for these cars. I soon discovered that Chevrolet did not compile complete production records. There was some data available, but it was limited to three basic types.

1. Model totals. This showed the production totals for each of the different models.

2. RPO totals. At the end of each model year, Chevrolet would compile reports that showed how many of each Regular Production Option (RPO) were installed on the mid-size A-body assembly lines.

3. Tonawanda totals. The Tonawanda engine plant is where all the big-block motors were manufactured. These records show how many such motors were built for each model year. The number of motors built was usually more than the number of cars built (by about 2% to 20%) because some extra engines were normally built for service replacements. These totals were broken down by transmission type (automatic or manual), so they can be used to generate accurate estimates of the number of big-block cars with automatics and manuals. Separate totals were also recorded for the 2-speed automatic cars in 1968, as well as the heavy duty

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Ð'„h C65 Air Conditioning, Deluxe version. Chevrolet has never released any data on paint color totals for these cars. 31 ratio axle ('71-'72 Chevelle / El Camino / GMC Sprint). The same procedure was repeated to derive a total of 749 1972 GMC Sprint SPs. Of course, this technique is not infallible, but it is unbiased. This means that the exact production totals for the different 1968 SS-396 models are known. However, it was still possible to derive exactly how many 1971 and 1972 GMC Sprint SPs were built. This would delete the fake woodgrain (or black stripe) on the tailgate of a '70-'72 El Camino or GMC Sprint.

1968 Chevelle SS-396 2-door convertible, 396, Matador Red / white top

1968 Malibu 2-door coupe, 327, Ivory Gold

1968 El Camino SS-396 2-door sedan pickup, 396, Tuxedo Black / red stripes

1968 Chevelle SS-396 2-door coupe, L89 396, aluminum heads, Matador Red / white stripes

1968 Concours 4-door station wagon, L79 327, Grecian Green / woodgrain

1969 El Camino Custom 2-door sedan pickup, 350, Fathom Green

1969 Chevelle SS-396 2-door post sedan, L89 396, aluminum heads, Lemans Blue / white stripes

1969 Malibu SS-396 2-door convertible, 396, Monaco Orange / white top

1969 Malibu Concours 4-door sport sedan, 350, Concours trim, Lemans Blue / white top

1969 Yenko Malibu 2-door coupe, COPO L72 427, Dover White / black stripes

1970 Monte Carlo 2-door coupe, LF6 400, Cortez Silver / black top

1970 Malibu SS-454 2-door convertible, LS6 454, Cowl Induction, Tuxedo Black / white stripes / black top